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RadioheadR6

RadioheadR6

RadioheadR6

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Hi All

I'm new to the forum, so first of all hello everyone!!

I built a gaming PC around 10 years ago, and have decided to have another go... Bit of a project for me to see if I still have the technical skills (I've moved into IT management from being a technical grunt :))

I will be building from scratch including mouse, monitor etc... Could you give your judgement on the following spec? Would this work?

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
*OVERCLOCKED* Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz @ 4.00GHz / Gigabyte EX58-UD5 Intel X58 Motherboard / Patriot Viper 6GB DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz DDR3 Bundle + World in Conflict Game £539.99
(£469.56) £539.99
(£469.56)
HP LP2475w 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor £418.99
(£364.34) £418.99
(£364.34)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £242.98
(£211.29) £242.98
(£211.29)
Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 750W ATX2.2 Modular SLi Compliant Power Supply £120.99
(£105.21) £120.99
(£105.21)
Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD15EADS) £102.99
(£89.56) £102.99
(£89.56)
Antec 902 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU) £89.99
(£78.25) £89.99
(£78.25)
Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System (970223-0120) £66.69
(£57.99) £66.69
(£57.99)
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard (920-000375) £49.99
(£43.47) £49.99
(£43.47)
Logitech G9 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse (910-000175) £42.99
(£37.38) £42.99
(£37.38)
Sony Optiarc DRU-860S 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black/Silver) - Retail £25.99
(£22.60) £25.99
(£22.60)
Sub Total : £1,479.65
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £18.35
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £224.70
Total : £1,722.70

Thanks in anticipation!...
 
You could change the 1.5TB drive to 2*1TB, or 2*750TB, would allow you to have a mirror, or simply 2 drives and backup one to the other, or as a third option install windaz etc on one and programs and data on the other....

I dislike 1 big drive just for the potential issues with failure, lack of backup mechanisms and the fact you lose everything if you reinstall.

All else looks v nice.
 
You would probably be better off with the Asus 4870 X2 if your aircooling as it runs cooler and is quieter.
 
Id personally go for a Samsung / Benq or Iiyama monitor over HP. The contrast ratios and brightness for a £400 24" is really bad, id expect fairly high end professional 24" for that price.
 
Looks pretty good from this review. I'm not sure how you compared the contrast and brightness, if its from the raw stats then shame on you :)

A couple of comparable alternatives to the HP are the dell 2408WFP and the NEC 24WMGX3. I have the Dell and am very impressed with it. It looks amazing and is brilliant for games and movies. As for the NEC it seems to be just as good as the dell if not better and costs less, however it has just become end-of-life so it will be difficult to get hold of one i'd imagine.
 
Went mainly on the quantitive empircal data yes. But I prefer to go with people who focus on products in the area in which im buying. Iiyama for example are well known for high performance monitors which are good for designing / medical purposes etc.

He's welcome to go for HP if it will suit his needs and if it has good reviews he can go for it. Only point I'm trying to make is that my £400 would be spent on a much better product that would give a higher return on my expectations.
 
Thanks for your replies all... I will look at changing the spec of the monitor and graphics card... There has been one other suggested change on the graphics card - Is the XFX any good though? I've also changed the motherboard to a Gigabyte GA-EX58 Extreme as I've found a walkthrough on the internet that will make it easier to overclock...

Couple of questions - This motherboard has onboard sound (2/4/5.1/7.1 channel). Will I still need a soundcard too?

Also, what about speakers? - I was thinking of the Logitech Z4400 THX ones that are on Overclockers (but cheaper by £100 elsewhere)...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-021-LG&groupid=702&catid=22&subcat=
 
WD green drive will be a nasty, nasty bottleneck in that system if your operating system is on it.

At the least get WD black drives, or far better the green with a ssd for boot.
 
Right - I think I have the final spec (minus the speakers). I can't really justify spending a couple of hundred quid on a SSD drive - Maybe this can be an upgrade in a few months. I've changed the graphics card after reviewing them to the GTX 295, changed the HDD's to 2 spinpoint 1TB's, the motherboard to the Gigabyte GA-EX58 Extreme and also the case (not sure on this one)...

Any feedback will be most welcome!

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
HP LP2475w 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor £418.99
(£364.34) £418.99
(£364.34)
Gainward GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £347.99
(£302.60) £347.99
(£302.60)
Gigabyte GA-EX58-Extreme Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £230.99
(£200.86) £230.99
(£200.86)
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game £212.98
(£185.20) £212.98
(£185.20)
Lian-Li PC-B25B Aluminium Midi-Tower - Black (No PSU) £154.99
(£134.77) £154.99
(£134.77)
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66R-02034) £142.99
(£124.34) £142.99
(£124.34)
LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail £79.99
(£69.56) £79.99
(£69.56)
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Triple Channel (TR3X6G1333C9) £77.99
(£67.82) £77.99
(£67.82)
Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-650TXUK) £73.99
(£64.34) £73.99
(£64.34)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £66.99
(£58.25) £133.98
(£116.50)
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard (920-000375) £49.99
(£43.47) £49.99
(£43.47)
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA775) £45.99
(£39.99) £45.99
(£39.99)
Logitech G9 Gaming-Grade Laser Mouse (910-000175) £42.99
(£37.38) £42.99
(£37.38)
Sub Total : £1,751.17
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £17.60
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £265.32
Total : £2,034.09
 
The 295 is a ludicrous card. 350 quid for a card that performs the same as two 260gtx at £130ish each, and worse than two 275gtx at £175 each.

Not certain the 650W corsair will cope with sli or the 295.

Samsung f1s are good drives, and you need at least one fan for the TRUE
 
Don't get the vista ultimate! download the windows 7 RC and save 140quid. If really prefer vista for some reason, get the home prem version and save £50, the ultimate really isnt worth that much, with the money saved, you can get a corsair 128gb SSD or 64gb SSD samsung. Get the 4870x2 instead of the 295!
 
^By most accounts (every one I've seen at least) windows 7 is rather better than vista. So I'll agree with don't buy vista.
 
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